New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-04-09
CAPTAIN SAMUELS AT HOME
NO TROUBLE WITH MIR. COLT, HE SAYS.

WHY HE RETURNED TO NEw-YORK AT oNCE-THE
VOYAGE OF THE DAUNTLEss.
Captain Samuels, Of the schooner yacht Daunt-
less. defeated by r. T. Bushs Coronet in the race
across the Atlantic for $4,000 side, arrived here
on the steamship Adratic yesterday. He sailed
from Queenstown on Wednesday of last week and
was accompanied by Sailing kaster Mahoney who,
like Captain Samuels, shipped with MIR. Colt for
the trip only. The interest in Captain Samueis's
ARRIVAL has been great since 1t reported in this
country that he and his employer Caldwell H. Colt.
had fallen out. The charge was made that the
race to the Daunt)ess was lost on account of Mr.
Colts interference with the captains orders At
the various hotels and at the Associated Press Ship
News office there were many inquiries after the
Adriatic during the day.
The vessel was sighted off Fire Island at $40
p M, but did not arrive off Quarantine until after
10 o'clock. A half-dozen reporters were waiting
for her. and when the anchor was dropped, striking
the water with o loud splash and causing
the huge chain to rattle like the sound
of the explosion Of O number OF boilers In
rapid succession, the reporters in a small boat
were rowed to the starbOard side, where ladder
was lowered to Il en- Captain Samnels was up and
apparently expected tine visit, for he was in excel
lent humor and responded heartily to the welcomes
of the newspaper men. He held an impronptu
levee at the head of the main stairway, and it was
some moments before anything was said about his
trip across in the Dauntless by this time the pas
sageway, stairs and doors leading to the miniature
reception room were crowded with passengers,
who listened to Captain Samuels's brief &C
count of his passage. The first question
in reference to the race that asked him was IN
regard to the reported trouble with Mr. Colt.
"The entire story was a complete fabrication
from beginning to end" the captain said. my
relations with Mr. Colt were of the peasantest ma
ture throughout the entire trip and nothing oc'
Cured to mar the friendly feeling that existed be-
tween us. In fact l never made q trip where
everything was so agreeable and pleasant as this
one was, and when Mr. Colt and parted We did 80
the best of friends My only reason for leaving him
was that had fulfilled the engagement entered
into with the Dauntless's owner, and there was no
reason for my remaining abroad any longer The
same was the case with Mr. MahOney, and we de-
cided to come across at the same time. Why, Il
there had been any trouble do yOu think that
would have had the grand reception that was ten
dered me the night before we sailed Tor home on
the Adriatic
"The trip across was the worst that / ever ex::
perienced in any of my travels, aud Il have sailed
around good bit. can tell you The sailors were
not dry moment from the time that We left New
York until after we dropped anchor In Cork HarDor.
Twice we had to heaye to and each time 1t
seemed as if the yacht aud all on board would be
lost In both instances q high wind was blowing
and waves mountain high washed over the deck:
The sailors lashed themselves TO the mast and rail-
and every place that they could where there was q
possibility of their beng secure. think that the
10Th of March was the worst day that we had, and
the wind aud waves were terrible to endure. We
ran up far enough North so that one night we
passed through field OF Ice and there was great
danger that the Dauntess would run into an un-
seen cake of ice and stave hole large enough
to sink the yacht instantly But we passed through
all those dangers very fortunately.
Han lxxa asau IN
was out waiting for the yacht we were III hopes
that we had got to the other side first and had won
the RAGE Inc tug was lying ne ag ., 'aH the cInh
was aboard. As soon we got within hailing DIS
tance of the tug all yelled at once for every one
was on deck and asked I've were aaead. Inc
answer that came back to us was: No, the Cor
onet arrived eHry c"a took nGnIs ks
his actions that his Yacht had been defeated and he
had lost $4,000. john Ii. BIrd. the secretary Of
he Newly ork Yacht Club, who went on the Daunt-
less as Mr.. Bushs representative, acted nobiy aii
the way over. lie sat in the cabin reading most or
the time and when the yacht was bove to he came
on deck and tied himself to the mainmast he took
matters as c0olly as an old salt would or any OF
the sailors did. and didn't seem TO be the
least disturbed by the heavy wsather: sSs ,:;,.i l
hat the Dauntless made was received with consid-
cradle mlsgvings and unbeiief by many, but tho
run was made Just as II was reported rne day on
only one that allowed us to carry al our canvas
ror twenty four consecutive hours. The wind was
two points in the quarter aud continued steadily
all day aud all night
When asked to give his opinion of the causc
of the Dauntless's defeat Captain Samueis
replied that the COronct was much the better DOat
and the Dauntlcss was fairly Outsailed. Tho
Coronet" he continued rs "a magnificent craft.
and knew that 1t would be a hard race before We
started. Ny idea in letting the Coronct take the
lead was TO prevent everyone from being discour-
aged before the yachts got out OF sight,, as they
would have been had taken the lead, thouehe
d;no the Dauntlpss continually for ALL
the sail that she could carry, we would stand far
chance of reaching Cork ttarbor first No, l did
not give up the race until heard that the coroner
was nearly twenty -four hours ahead of US; never
give mn until know that am fairly defeated
CAPTAIN Samuels will arrive at the White Star
per at o'clock this morning and large delegation
pf relatives and friends will be down there to greet
him. and q reception to him Will be given in Harlem
either to-pight or Monday night